Critics are Enjoying The Evil Within 2
Bethesda today announced that The Evil Within 2, from survival horror mastermind, Shinji Mikami and the team at Tango Gameworks, is available now for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The Evil Within 2, directed by game designer John Johanas with Mikami returning as the game’s producer and creative supervisor, takes the franchise to a new level with its unique blend of psychological thrills and true survival horror. Also, from the dark mind of composer Masatoshi Yanagi comes The Evil Within 2 soundtrack, available today on Spotify, iTunes and Amazon music platforms. If you are on the fence about buying the game, maybe the positive reviews will sway you.
According to Metacritic, The Evil Within 2 is scoring higher than the original game. With 18 reviews in on PS4 (at time of writing), the game is averaging an 81. The original game averaged mid-70’s on PS4 and Xbox One. This is good news for those who were looking for a better experience this time around.
“With The Evil Within 2, we wanted to give fans a compelling reason to return to the STEM world, a hellscape no one willingly intends to revisit,” said John Johanas, Game Director at Tango Gameworks. “For the sequel, we took a more open approach to encourage greater freedom of exploration and to allow players to pick and choose how they want to play. Players must truly prepare themselves in order to survive.”
In The Evil Within 2, players will reprise their role as police detective Sebastian Castellanos who must return to the nightmarish STEM world in a desperate search to save his daughter, Lily. Along the journey, Sebastian must confront new twisted creatures and sadistic villains while braving an atmosphere of true terror, heightened by cutting edge lighting and an eerie soundtrack. In a last attempt at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within 2 has been rated M for mature by the ESRB and is priced at $59.99.
Source: Press Release and Metacritic